As much as we love the Eurovision Song Contest, there is something in the old adage that some things just don’t translate very well. In a musical coming together of different countries and cultures, what sounds poetic and elegant in one language might not quite have the same […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christie from Greece is 66 today All countries can have their day. And as others have said, anyone can win our favourite TV show. Austria or Portugal are two cases in point, where an indifferent track record has been interrupted by a win. These days, Greece has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Maria Elena from Greece is 38 today Continuing our Mediterranean theme – well, it started yesterday – we move east to the popular country taking part in our favourite TV show since the 1970s. As we’ve discussed, Greece’s success has mainly been 21st Century, when someone gave […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anna Vissi from Greece is 64 today As you’ll know, there have been 65 contests. So that means 65 home entries. We had one yesterday, and we’ve got another one today. Are you excited yet? Today’s birthday girl Άννα Βίσση/Anna Vissi was the home entrant in 2006, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Katerine Duska from Greece is 32 today Our friends in Greece are vociferous Eurovision fans. It’s true they had a really purple patch some time ago, when they could do absolutely no wrong. Those top 10 places started in 2001, and generally continued about a dozen years. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Demy from Greece is 30 today Do you often wonder what goes on in planning meetings to decide upon a staging for a Eurovision song? The outfit to wear, the positions of the backing singers, whether to have dancers even. It all needs careful planning. In 2017, […]
#BIRTHDAY: Marinella from Greece is 83 today Every country has to start somewhere. The début song for a country won’t make or break, but it’s always one to look out for. And some have even won from a very early participation. Our friends in Greec had to wait […]
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland reviews… Jury Semi-final Two The team at Eurovision Ireland team watched the Second Jury Semi-final. What were our thoughts on who may qualify, and who may miss out? Stay tuned for more on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram and TikTok. Author/Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2021: Eurovision Ireland scores… Day Six The Eurovision Ireland team today saw a massive sixteen countries rehearse. These were Malta (from semi-final one), nine songs from semi-final two, and the six automatic finalists. We gave what we saw our considered opinion, and awarded our favourites of the day […]
#ESC2021: Day 6 Rehearsals :Live Blog from 10.00 (CET)/09.00 (BST) Well, we have now seen the first rehearsals of both the 1st and 2nd semi finals, and today at 09.00 BST/10.00 CET we continue with the second set of rehearsals. Malta – in Semi final 1 – kick […]
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